In the yamen office, Chu Nan sat cross-legged, the sound of the dragon roaring in his body was endless, and the roar contained a bit of joy. The luck belonging to Ji County was constantly being swallowed up and then protruded, and a golden dragon the size of a thumb was born from the body of the luck golden dragon.
It came out, rising from the top of Chu Nan's head, and began to wander into the luck of Jixian County. This means that all the luck of Jixian County has been refined by Chu Nan.
If Chaoge is captured again, Hanoi will be captured.
Chu Nan opened his eyes and felt the joyful emotion of the Luck Golden Dragon in his body. His emotions began to get excited, and he felt like he wanted to swallow the Central Plains immediately.
But it is obviously not the right time yet, even Hanoi has not been fully occupied.
Now Cao Ren led his army to occupy Chaoge. After trying several times and failing to defeat the enemy, Chu Nan simply completely refined Hanoi first, and then used Hanoi as a springboard to capture Chaoge.
Cao Ren did have some abilities. Chu Nan ordered Huang Zhong to try him out several times. Cao Ren was a talented commander in the Cao family. When Cao Cao came to power, he often led troops alone. His ability as a commander was among the best in the world, so he was indeed not easy to deal with.
Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, and Le Jin are definitely good generals. In Chu Nan's hands, not counting Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun, the only ones who can fight Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, and Le Jin seem to be Wei Yan and Xu Huang
, the three generals Yu Jin, Li Tong, and Lu Qian are almost useless.
Add another Sima Yi, tsk~
"Lord, there is news from Bingzhou!" Zhou Cang came in and saluted Chu Nan.
"Bring it quickly!" Chu Nan stood up and took the letter from Zhou Cang's hand.
The teacher has already reached Jinyang, and the father-in-law successfully killed the Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan?
Looking at the content of the letter, Chu Nan's eyes lit up. In this way, Bingzhou would fall into his hands, and the potential for a pincer attack on Yuan Shao was complete!
"Okay!" Chu Nan put away the bamboo slips with some joy and said to Zhou Cang: "Instruct all the generals to raise the tent to discuss matters!"
During this period, the war was in a stalemate. Liyang was guarded by Xia Houyuan and others, and Zhang Liao was unable to break through. However, Gao Shun's side reached Pingyuan County and began to exert force. Yuan Shao did not send generals to fight Gao Shun, leaving Pingyuan
The county has almost completely fallen, Qingzhou and Jizhou have been divided, and the time for a decisive battle has not yet come, but Yuan Shao will probably get this news soon, and there will definitely be new changes in the deployment!
You have to find a way to break Cao Ren's army. As long as you can open a hole on your side, the battle situation will completely tilt to your side.
"Here!" Zhou Cang agreed, turned around and went to summon the generals.
Chu Nan changed his clothes and waited for a while before entering the main hall. Huang Zhong, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Li Tong and Liu Ye were already waiting in the hall. When they saw Chu Nan, they all stood up and bowed to Chu Nan.
"Sit down." Chu Nan sat down first, handed the letter to Liu Ye and said: "Teacher Cai just sent a message that Bingzhou Governor Gaogan, together with Xinbi and Guo Yuan sent by Yuan Shao, have all been killed in Jinyang City, and now the Guanzhong Army has already
We have reached Yanmen, and all of Bingzhou has been captured."
"So fast!?" Huang Zhong felt a little unbelievable. Although he had never been to Jinyang, he knew that it was a fortified city. What's more, there was a famous scholar named Xinpi sitting in charge. It would be difficult just to break the green energy protecting the city.
It will take a lot of time, not to mention that Chen Gong and Lu Bu led a mixed army. How did they manage to break through Jinyang so quickly and even reach Yanmen County?
"It was Na Xinpi who committed suicide and squeezed public opinion. As a result, people's resentment backfired, and Jinyang City was lost." The letter was written in great detail. Of course, the roles of Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao were also indispensable.
The role of one peerless general and two top generals on the battlefield can definitely make up for the shortcomings caused by a mixed army.
"Mr. Gongtai is already planning the layout in Youzhou!" After Liu Ye read the letter, he handed the letter to Huang Zhong aside, frowned and said: "If Yuan Shao falls into the trap and transfers the main troops to Youzhou and Bingzhou, then this will
The pressure on the border will be greatly reduced. If our army can take advantage of the situation to capture Liyang and Chaoge, we may be able to take advantage of the opportunity to seize Yecheng!"
"So I have to reassure Yuan Shao." Chu Nan said with a smile: "I want to have a fight with Cao Ren. If Cao Ren can make our army unable to advance, it will not only reassure Yuan Shao, but also make Cao Ren feel contemptuous. What do you think?
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Xu Huang, Yu Jin, and Li Tong were all former generals of Cao's army and had good friendship with Cao Ren and others. However, during this period, Chu Nan was still very satisfied with the performance of the three of them. They did not seek selfishness because of their old relationship, especially Xu Huang.
He was really fighting to death, showing no mercy at all.
"Now that the entire territory of Hanoi has been completely captured by our army, and the people are attached to it, we have no worries at this time and can fight the enemy." Liu Ye nodded.
The previous battles between the two sides were all trials. Chu Nan wanted to purge Hanoi. When Cao Ren came, he only asked Huang Zhong to guard Jixian and not allow the other side to come over. The battle between Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Li Tong and Cao Ren was also kept to a small scale.
There was no large-scale fighting, and now that the people of Hanoi were determined, there was no need to worry about rebellion in the rear when sending troops.
"Then let's fight!" Seeing that the generals had no objections, Chu Nan immediately made the decision: "Who is willing to fight in this battle?"
Huang Zhong stood up and said: "I will go there eventually!"
"Then General Han Sheng will lead the army. You will go to fight with 10,000 troops. Xu Huang and Li Tong, you two will be the deputy generals and will accompany the army on the expedition. There must be no mistakes!" Chu Nan nodded.
"Here!" Huang Zhong agreed, and Xu Huang and Li Tong also stood up to accept the order.
At that moment, Huang Zhong ordered his troops to go out and ordered Xu Huang to be the vanguard and lead three thousand elite soldiers straight to Chaoge. He led the rest of the troops to follow. Chu Nan also mobilized the entire army to march towards Chaoge.
In Chaoge City, Cao Ren quickly received the news. When he learned that the vanguard was Xu Huang, his expression was a little complicated. After all, he was the former Pao Ze and a general that Cao Cao valued very much. Now he was facing a battle on the battlefield. He felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"General, I will go and behead this thief!" Cao Hong stood up immediately and saluted Cao Ren.
"What do you think of Zhongda?" Cao Ren turned to look at Sima Yi. Cao Ren and the generals of the Cao family were a little dissatisfied at first with Yuan Shao sending this supervisor. They felt that Yuan Shao's move was clearly to let Sima Yi take care of the military power.
Moreover, it is somewhat childish for a scholar who has never been on the battlefield to serve as a military supervisor.
However, after Sima Yi came, he did not regard himself as a supervisor of the army. Instead, he acted as a counselor and gave advice to Cao Ren. The relationship between the two parties gradually eased. Moreover, many of Sima Yi's suggestions were quite brave, which also made Cao Ren rely heavily on Sima Yi.
Now Cao Ren will not avoid Sima Yi when discussing military affairs with his generals. When making some decisions, he will always ask Sima Yi for his opinion.
Sima Yi pondered for a moment and then said: "Chu Nan has always been prudent in using troops. It has been unwilling to take the initiative to fight before, just to rectify Hanoi and stabilize the rear. Now that they have sent troops, they must have completely reorganized Hanoi. If they send troops now, I am afraid that
If you want to completely defeat our army, if you can defeat its vanguard first, you will definitely dampen its spirit. I think this battle can be fought, but don't take it lightly. You generals should know Xu Huang's ability better than me."
"Don't worry, sir, we naturally know what Xu Huang is capable of!" Cao Hong clasped his fists and said, "But the last general may not lose to him."
"Be careful, I will defeat Xu Huang first with your five thousand elite soldiers!" Cao Ren took out a command arrow and handed it to Cao Hongdao.
Sima Yi thought for a moment and said, "Look at this, Xu Huang has a cold and cold nature. The general must not think about his old love."
"Hmph, what old friendship?" Cao Hong snorted coldly: "From the moment he defected to Chu Nan, we no longer have any old friendship to speak of. When we go to the battlefield, we are enemies of life and death!"
Sima Yi felt relieved after hearing this and nodded to Cao Ren.
"Go ahead."
"Goodbye, general!" Cao Hong agreed immediately, turned around with the command arrow and went to lead the troops, left Chaoge directly, found out the direction of Xu Huang, and rushed towards him.
The two groups met in the Luchang Mountain area.
"Cao Hong!" Xu Huang picked up the big ax and frowned at the general flag representing Cao Hong opposite.
"General, the last general is going to dig the formation!" Wu Shuang rode his horse to Xu Huang's side and cupped his fists at Xu Huang.
"You?" Xu Huang glanced at Wu Shuang, shook his head and said, "It still needs some heat."
Wu Shuang is a general who came out of the Qi Ren Hall. He has amazing bravery, but he also dominates among ordinary generals. When he encounters a general like Cao Hong, Wu Shuang's abilities are a bit lacking.
"General, you underestimate the junior general too much." Wu Shuang said dissatisfied.
"I have known Cao Hong for several years. Not only in terms of his ability to lead troops, but in terms of bravery, he is comparable to Wei Yan. Are you Wei Yan's opponent?" Xu Huang glanced at Wu Shuang and said.
Wu Shuang shook his head. He was certainly no match for Wei Yan, and the difference was far between. If he couldn't suppress the newcomers like Qiren Hall, Wei Yan wouldn't be so valued by Chu Nan.
"You command the troops here. I'll go and talk to him about old times and see if there's any opportunity. When the time comes, follow my orders." Xu Huang thought for a while and said to Wu Shuang: "I will raise the axe, don't worry about it.
Others, lead your troops into battle immediately!"
"Here!" Wu Shuang nodded silently.
Xu Huang immediately rode his horse to the front of the formation, took a deep breath, exhaled and said loudly: "Zilian, do you recognize our old friend?"
"Xu Huang, do you still remember that you and I are old friends? My lord treated you well in the past, so why did you surrender to the enemy?" Cao Hong saw Xu Huang riding alone and followed him out of the battle, shouting at Xu Huang.
"When Duke Cao was there, the generals never betrayed them. But now that Duke Cao is dead, is it possible that he has to die to remain loyal?" Xu Huang said coldly: "Even if there hadn't been Marquis Wen, Duke Cao and Yuan Shao would still have had a battle. Zi Lian
Now that I have surrendered to Yuan Shao, isn't that also to surrender to the enemy?"
"But my lord died in Lu Bu's hands!"
"But in the end, it is Chu Lingjun who will surrender, and Wenhou is also under Lingjun's tent. If you have a personal vendetta, you should go to find Wenhou. What does it have to do with Chu Lingjun?" Xuanyuan watched Cao Hong walk in and raised his hand.
Daxe said: "Is it only necessary for you to defect to Yuan Shao, but I am not allowed to find another Ming master? The Cao family has surrendered to the princes, but I, a general with a foreign surname, is not allowed to defect to Yuan Shao. How can there be such a reason in the world!?"
"You're talking nonsense, you..." Cao Hong was furious, and just as he was about to speak, he saw the three thousand troops behind Xu Huang suddenly charging towards his own military formation. Cao Hong's expression changed drastically, and even though he wanted to go back and preside over the military formation, he couldn't.
But Xu Huang has already galloped over with an ax in his pocket...